Saturday May 29, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 29, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis       1634  232   470   77   16   29   226   38   21  152   218  .288
Los Angeles     1614  196   435   63   10   22   188   26   18  158   218  .270
New York        1506  177   403   78   12   29   164   25   16  149   255  .268
San Francisco   1657  220   431   63   11   51   209   25   11  197   285  .260
Pittsburgh      1582  197   411   61   15   43   185   17    6  134   258  .260
Chicago         1564  182   395   64   10   40   173   14    7  155   239  .253
Atlanta         1661  184   417   58   11   50   171   19   20  142   209  .251
Montreal        1286  136   311   50    8   22   120   13    8  143   207  .242
Houston         1593  160   379   65   16   14   143   29   16  142   265  .238
San Diego       1602  156   380   54    9   34   148   15    5  151   302  .237
Cincinnati      1569  150   370   57    6   37   139   22    8  142   258  .236
Philadelphia    1447  128   322   50    8   34   123   11    9  131   272  .223

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lou Brock (STL)          46  190   45   72  14   1   2   17  19   7   15   27  .379
Willie Davis (LA)        47  186   29   70  10   4   0   23   5   2    4   13  .376
Ralph Garr (ATL)         48  203   36   73   8   3   5   15   9   8    7   15  .360
Glenn Beckert (CHI)      46  188   33   67   7   2   0   14   2   1   10    8  .356
Joe Torre (STL)          47  179   32   63   7   2   7   40   1   1   18   21  .352
Willie Mays (SF)         41  142   28   48  11   1   9   30   5   1   25   31  .338
Rusty Staub (MON)        40  141   29   47  11   0   4   18   3   1   22   12  .333
Matty Alou (STL)         44  186   19   61  13   2   0   24   3   4    8    6  .328
Ted Simmons (STL)        41  148   19   47  12   3   1   25   0   2   16   16  .318
Willie McCovey (SF)      38  136   19   43   3   0   9   26   0   2   21   17  .316

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ralph Garr            48  203   36   73   8   3   5   15   9   8    7   15  .360
Felix Millan          47  188   20   59   7   3   1   20   4   2   14    8  .314
Orlando Cepeda        43  166   22   51   9   1  12   32   3   4   17   13  .307
Hank Aaron            44  148   29   42   7   0  15   34   1   0   27   14  .284
Sonny Jackson         48  188   25   52  12   2   1    8   2   2   15   18  .277
Clete Boyer           30   98   10   24   1   0   6   19   0   0    8   11  .245
Earl Williams         35   95    9   22   3   0   5   13   0   1    5   17  .232
Darrell Evans          7   22    4    5   0   0   1    3   0   1    2    4  .227
Bob Didier            26   86    3   18   1   0   0    2   0   0    4   11  .209
Marty Perez           39  110    6   22   5   2   0    5   0   1    7   14  .200
Mike Lum              37   48    5    8   0   0   3    7   0   0   10    5  .167
Dusty Baker           17   30    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    8  .167
Gil Garrido           29   57    2    9   0   0   0    3   0   1    6    8  .158
Hal King              30   83    5   13   2   0   1    5   0   0   15   20  .157
Marv Staehle          12    9    3    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Glenn Beckert         46  188   33   67   7   2   0   14   2   1   10    8  .356
Randy Hundley          8   20    1    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .350
Jose Ortiz            30   86    9   25   7   1   0    3   1   2    4    9  .291
Ron Santo             46  162   24   47   7   0  10   35   2   0   24   32  .290
Joe Pepitone          34  114   11   33   5   1   4   15   0   0    7    9  .290
Billy Williams        47  179   29   51   7   1  12   28   0   2   22   16  .285
J. C. Martin          12   32    5    9   1   0   2    5   1   0    3    4  .281
Chris Cannizzaro       9   26    3    7   1   0   1    3   0   0    5    2  .269
Brock Davis            9   19    3    5   2   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .263
Don Kessinger         47  183   24   45   4   4   0   10   6   2   18   16  .246
Jim Hickman           39  122   14   30   2   0   7   21   0   0   18   23  .246
Hector Torres          7    9    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .222
Johnny Callison       43  133   10   28   9   0   2   18   2   0   19   25  .211
Danny Breeden         13   35    2    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    8  .200
Ernie Banks           13   27    0    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    5  .148
Hal Breeden           16   26    1    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    5  .115
Ken Rudolph           16   47    3    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    5   14  .085
Paul Popovich         16   25    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .040
Garry Jestadt          3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Cleo James             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lee May               34  120   18   39   2   0   9   19   0   0   10   25  .325
Pete Rose             47  183   18   50   9   1   4    8   4   2   25   18  .273
Tommy Helms           46  171   10   46   9   0   0   18   2   1    3   12  .269
Woody Woodward        38   83    5   22   3   0   0    5   3   0    9   10  .265
Dave Concepcion       34  114    6   28   1   3   1   11   4   3    6   13  .246
Hal McRae             27   82    6   20   6   0   0    6   1   0    3    7  .244
Jimmy Stewart         29   29    1    7   1   0   0    0   0   1    2    8  .241
Johnny Bench          47  185   33   43   6   0  14   25   2   0   16   38  .232
Al Ferrara             6    9    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .222
Bernie Carbo          37  114   10   25   7   1   1    7   2   1   23   31  .219
Ty Cline              26   51    8   11   1   0   0    1   2   0   15    9  .216
Tony Perez            46  184   21   39   4   1   6   23   1   0   16   32  .212
Angel Bravo            5    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Buddy Bradford        18   56    5   11   3   0   0    5   1   0    6   10  .196
Willie Smith          22   48    3    9   2   0   1    4   0   0    1    6  .188
Frank Duffy           13   16    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .188
Pat Corrales           5   11    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .182
Bill Plummer           6   11    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rich Chiles           15   17    2    7   2   1   0    2   0   0    2    4  .412
Jack Hiatt            19   42    6   16   2   0   0    4   0   0   10    8  .381
Jesus Alou            35  117   10   41   7   1   0    7   3   2    6    6  .350
Marty Martinez         8    7    2    2   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .286
Bob Watson            42  151   16   42   5   0   3   14   0   1   12    8  .278
Denis Menke           43  147   16   37   7   1   0   12   1   2   21   30  .252
Joe Morgan            47  180   26   45  11   2   3   20  10   4   22   13  .250
Norm Miller           23   52    4   13   4   0   1    8   0   0    3    9  .250
Cesar Geronimo        32   16    2    4   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    8  .250
Roger Metzger         47  188   20   44   5   3   0   10   5   3   11   19  .234
Jim Wynn              36  116    9   27   4   0   2   14   4   2   15   20  .233
Johnny Edwards        39  109    6   25   3   2   1   13   1   1    7   12  .229
Doug Rader            45  161   13   31   6   1   2   14   1   0   15   36  .193
Cesar Cedeno          46  138   18   25   6   3   1   14   3   1    9   34  .181
John Mayberry          8   29    5    5   0   1   0    1   0   0    3    9  .172
Larry Howard           4    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Willie Crawford       26   42   11   17   2   1   1    7   0   1    2    7  .405
Willie Davis          47  186   29   70  10   4   0   23   5   2    4   13  .376
Jim Lefebvre          31   93   10   32   2   1   3   21   0   1    7   10  .344
Maury Wills           44  177   20   55   4   0   1   13   5   5   13   12  .311
Manny Mota            28   75    6   22   3   0   0   10   1   2    7    6  .293
Duke Sims             29   83    7   24   5   1   2   11   0   1    9    8  .289
Tom Haller            22   46    9   13   1   0   1    8   0   0    8    5  .283
Wes Parker            48  178   22   48   8   0   3   25   2   1   22   19  .270
Bill Buckner          28   94   11   23   1   0   2    9   0   0    3    5  .245
Billy Grabarkewitz    20   51    4   12   4   0   0    5   1   0   11   12  .235
Steve Garvey          33  108   15   25   6   1   2   10   1   1   12   15  .232
Dick Allen            43  144   20   32   7   0   4   23   4   0   25   32  .222
Bobby Valentine       22   55    6   12   2   0   0    3   4   1    4    7  .218
Bill Russell          37  107   11   23   5   2   0    7   3   2   11   17  .215
Bill Sudakis          23   60    9   12   2   0   3    5   0   1    9   14  .200
Von Joshua             7    5    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rusty Staub           40  141   29   47  11   0   4   18   3   1   22   12  .333
Clyde Mashore         17   28    6    9   0   0   1    5   0   0    1    8  .321
Coco Laboy            28   61    4   18   3   0   0    6   0   1    6   11  .295
Ron Fairly            34   95   10   28   7   0   2   13   0   1   21   12  .295
Ron Brand             16   15    1    4   0   0   0    1   1   1    1    2  .267
Ron Hunt              37  132   21   35   2   2   1    6   3   0   18   15  .265
Ron Swoboda           25   50    6   13   2   3   0    5   0   0    7   11  .260
Bob Bailey            36  120   14   29   5   1   4   23   3   0   26   29  .242
John Bateman          38  137    8   33   6   0   3   14   0   0    6   22  .241
Mack Jones            21   43    5   10   3   0   2    6   1   0    6    9  .233
Jim Fairey            25   53    5   11   2   0   0    5   1   1    4    3  .208
John Boccabella       17   39    5    8   4   0   2    2   0   1    2    7  .205
Gary Sutherland       14   25    1    5   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .200
Boots Day             30   86    7   17   0   1   1    5   0   1    7    9  .198
Jim Gosger            15   41    4    8   2   1   0    3   0   1    2    5  .195
Bobby Wine            39  121    6   23   2   0   0    4   0   0    9   15  .190

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Duffy Dyer             6   12    0    4   2   1   0    3   0   0    2    3  .333
Ed Kranepool          29   96   21   31   8   2   3   12   0   2    7    7  .323
Jerry Grote           41  142   17   43  12   0   1   13   0   3   13   19  .303
Bud Harrelson         42  170   21   50   5   3   0   12  12   2   21   16  .294
Cleon Jones           43  175   19   50   9   1   4   20   3   2   11   29  .286
Tim Foli              29   95   17   27   7   2   0   10   2   0    9   11  .284
Tommie Agee           38  151   18   42   7   0   6   19   5   4   16   31  .278
Don Hahn              25   40    6   11   2   0   0    2   1   0    6   11  .275
Bob Aspromonte        39  145   12   39   6   1   5   22   0   1    8   10  .269
Dave Marshall         29   83   11   22   2   1   2   10   2   1   13   21  .265
Donn Clendenon        25   91   12   24   4   0   5   12   0   1    8   20  .264
Ken Boswell           32  102   11   25   9   1   1   11   0   0   10    6  .245
Ken Singleton         24   57    4   11   0   0   1    5   0   0   12   18  .193
Art Shamsky           22   30    2    5   2   0   1    7   0   0    6    1  .167
Al Weis                5    7    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .000

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Oscar Gamble           1    4    1    2   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    1  .500
Bobby Pfeil            7    5    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .400
Willie Montanez       41  150   21   42   9   1   9   18   0   2   18   32  .280
Terry Harmon          13   27    2    7   1   1   0    6   0   0    3    4  .259
Joe Lis               31   77    9   19   5   0   3    6   0   1   12   25  .247
Larry Hisle           25   42    5   10   1   0   0    2   0   0    4   11  .238
Tim McCarver          36  127    8   30   3   0   2    9   2   0    6    6  .236
Roger Freed           43  145   10   33   6   1   2   12   0   0   18   41  .228
Larry Bowa            44  173   15   39   5   1   0    8   6   3    9   11  .225
Tony Taylor           29   94    7   21   1   1   1    5   2   2    9    8  .223
Denny Doyle           31  101    8   22   5   1   2   10   1   0    6    9  .218
Deron Johnson         43  154   15   33   6   0   4   16   0   0   15   36  .214
Ron Stone             25   43    2    9   3   0   0    2   0   1    5    9  .209
Don Money             36  133   10   27   2   1   4   14   0   0    7   24  .203
Johnny Briggs         10   22    3    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    6    2  .182
Mike Ryan             12   41    5    7   1   1   3    4   0   0    2    7  .171
Byron Browne          21   20    1    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    3   10  .150

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Charlie Sands          5    3    3    2   1   0   1    5   0   0    2    0  .667
Manny Sanguillen      43  160   14   50  10   0   2   19   1   2    5    9  .313
Roberto Clemente      43  167   22   52   6   5   5   25   0   0    7   21  .311
Dave Cash             38  147   25   45   6   1   0    6   4   1   18   17  .306
Richie Hebner         38  142   17   43   9   3   4   26   0   1   15   15  .303
Bill Mazeroski        16   44    4   13   0   0   0    2   0   0    6    2  .296
Vic Davalillo         25   76   12   22   3   1   1    9   4   0    3    9  .290
Willie Stargell       38  140   23   40   5   0  15   40   0   0   11   44  .286
Bob Robertson         42  151   20   37   6   0   9   19   0   0   17   36  .245
Al Oliver             39  147    9   35   7   1   0    9   2   2   10   14  .238
Jackie Hernandez      23   65    6   15   3   0   1    6   0   0    5   13  .231
Gene Clines           24   49   11   11   2   1   0    4   2   0    7    7  .225
Gene Alley            36  101   14   19   2   3   2    6   3   0   13   12  .188
Jose Pagan            20   48    3    9   0   0   1    4   0   0    4   12  .188
Milt May              15   32    3    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    7  .156

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Barton            28   96   12   30   6   0   3    7   0   1    9   14  .313
Nate Colbert          47  157   25   46   8   1   9   26   0   0   26   25  .293
Larry Stahl           38  113   12   32   3   1   3   13   1   1    8   17  .283
Ivan Murrell          32   89    8   25   4   1   1    4   2   0    3   23  .281
Ollie Brown           46  167   10   45   8   0   3   17   0   0   16   27  .270
Enzo Hernandez        39  157   13   41   3   3   0    5   4   2   18   12  .261
Cito Gaston           43  173   24   45   5   1   7   25   1   0    9   44  .260
Garry Jestadt          3   12    0    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .250
Don Mason             34  101   13   24   1   0   1    6   2   0   10    8  .238
Dave Campbell         45  165   23   36   7   1   5   15   3   1   15   32  .218
Chris Cannizzaro      21   63    2   12   1   0   1    8   0   0   11   10  .191
Ed Spiezio            27   85    5   16   3   1   1   12   1   0    8   16  .188
Angel Bravo           14   25    3    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    5  .160
Ramon Webster         10    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .125
Al Ferrara            17   17    0    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    5  .118
Fred Kendall           8   17    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    7  .059
Tommy Dean            14   32    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    6  .031
Ron Slocum             7   18    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    8  .000
Dave Robinson          7    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .000
Leron Lee              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Fran Healy            10   15    3    8   1   0   2    8   1   0    2    3  .533
Willie Mays           41  142   28   48  11   1   9   30   5   1   25   31  .338
Willie McCovey        38  136   19   43   3   0   9   26   0   2   21   17  .316
Dick Dietz            44  146   18   43   7   0   7   27   1   0   39   25  .295
Bobby Bonds           44  181   42   53  10   3  12   27   8   2   23   31  .293
Al Gallagher          44  148   19   41   5   1   2   15   0   1   17   21  .277
Chris Speier          45  177   22   48   4   1   2    7   0   0   17   25  .271
George Foster         36  105   11   28   5   0   3    8   0   1    6   27  .267
Tito Fuentes          42  164   13   43   7   1   0   10   5   0    7    9  .262
Jimmy Rosario         26   55    9   14   2   1   0    5   2   3   10   10  .255
Ken Henderson         34  122   18   30   4   2   3   22   3   1   18   13  .246
Hal Lanier            29   67    6   13   1   0   1    6   0   0    6    8  .194
Russ Gibson            3   13    0    2   0   1   0    2   0   0    0    1  .154
Frank Johnson         24   35    4    3   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    6  .086
Bob Heise             11   10    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Burda             16   18    1    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    4  .389
Lou Brock             46  190   45   72  14   1   2   17  19   7   15   27  .379
Jerry McNertney       11   30    5   11   1   1   2    9   0   0    3    3  .367
Joe Torre             47  179   32   63   7   2   7   40   1   1   18   21  .352
Matty Alou            44  186   19   61  13   2   0   24   3   4    8    6  .328
Ted Simmons           41  148   19   47  12   3   1   25   0   2   16   16  .318
Julian Javier         32  102   17   32   2   2   2   15   2   0    5    9  .314
Jim Beauchamp         24   60   13   16   3   0   1    4   3   1    5    7  .267
Ted Sizemore          39  133   16   35   2   1   0   15   1   3   12    9  .263
Joe Hague             44  119   15   30   3   0   6   18   0   1   21   23  .252
Leron Lee             18   20    3    5   1   0   1    2   0   1    3   10  .250
Jose Cardenal         48  179   22   44  10   3   5   33   7   1   19   20  .246
Luis Melendez         27   36    9    8   1   0   0    4   2   0    2    6  .222
Dick Schofield        19   37    6    8   2   0   1    6   0   0    6    7  .216
Dal Maxvill           39   66    5    9   1   1   0    4   0   0   11    9  .136

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  R. Garr (ATL)           203
  L. Brock (STL)          190
  G. Beckert (CHI)        188
  S. Jackson (ATL)        188
  R. Metzger (HOU)        188
  F. Millan (ATL)         188
  M. Alou (STL)           186
  W. Davis (LA)           186
  J. Bench (CIN)          185
  T. Perez (CIN)          184

Runs Scored:

  L. Brock (STL)           45
  B. Bonds (SF)            42
  R. Garr (ATL)            36
  G. Beckert (CHI)         33
  J. Bench (CIN)           33
  J. Torre (STL)           32
  H. Aaron (ATL)           29
  W. Davis (LA)            29
  R. Staub (MON)           29
  B. Williams (CHI)        29

Hits:

  R. Garr (ATL)            73
  L. Brock (STL)           72
  W. Davis (LA)            70
  G. Beckert (CHI)         67
  J. Torre (STL)           63
  M. Alou (STL)            61
  F. Millan (ATL)          59
  M. Wills (LA)            55
  B. Bonds (SF)            53
  R. Clemente (PIT)        52

Doubles:

  L. Brock (STL)           14
  M. Alou (STL)            13
  J. Grote (NY)            12
  S. Jackson (ATL)         12
  T. Simmons (STL)         12
  W. Mays (SF)             11
  J. Morgan (HOU)          11
  R. Staub (MON)           11
  B. Bonds (SF)            10
  J. Cardenal (STL)        10

Triples:

  R. Clemente (PIT)         5
  W. Davis (LA)             4
  D. Kessinger (CHI)        4
  G. Alley (PIT)            3
  B. Bonds (SF)             3
  J. Cardenal (STL)         3
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           3
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       3
  R. Garr (ATL)             3
  B. Harrelson (NY)         3

Home Runs:

  H. Aaron (ATL)           15
  W. Stargell (PIT)        15
  J. Bench (CIN)           14
  B. Bonds (SF)            12
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          12
  B. Williams (CHI)        12
  R. Santo (CHI)           10
  N. Colbert (SD)           9
  L. May (CIN)              9
  W. Mays (SF)              9

RBI:

  W. Stargell (PIT)        40
  J. Torre (STL)           40
  R. Santo (CHI)           35
  H. Aaron (ATL)           34
  J. Cardenal (STL)        33
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          32
  W. Mays (SF)             30
  B. Williams (CHI)        28
  B. Bonds (SF)            27
  D. Dietz (SF)            27

Stolen Bases:

  L. Brock (STL)           19
  B. Harrelson (NY)        12
  J. Morgan (HOU)          10
  R. Garr (ATL)             9
  B. Bonds (SF)             8
  J. Cardenal (STL)         7
  L. Bowa (PHI)             6
  D. Kessinger (CHI)        6
  T. Agee (NY)              5
  W. Davis (LA)             5

Caught Stealing:

  R. Garr (ATL)             8
  L. Brock (STL)            7
  M. Wills (LA)             5
  T. Agee (NY)              4
  M. Alou (STL)             4
  O. Cepeda (ATL)           4
  J. Morgan (HOU)           4
  L. Bowa (PHI)             3
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       3
  J. Grote (NY)             3

Walks:

  D. Dietz (SF)            39
  H. Aaron (ATL)           27
  B. Bailey (MON)          26
  N. Colbert (SD)          26
  D. Allen (LA)            25
  W. Mays (SF)             25
  P. Rose (CIN)            25
  R. Santo (CHI)           24
  B. Bonds (SF)            23
  B. Carbo (CIN)           23

Strikeouts:

  C. Gaston (SD)           44
  W. Stargell (PIT)        44
  R. Freed (PHI)           41
  J. Bench (CIN)           38
  D. Johnson (PHI)         36
  D. Rader (HOU)           36
  B. Robertson (PIT)       36
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          34
  D. Allen (LA)            32
  D. Campbell (SD)         32

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